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Gabrielle of the Lagoon

Gabrielle of the Lagoon by W. H. (William Henry) Myddleton is available here as the complete text, split into 855 reading sections of 5 sentences, each with audio and tap-to-define vocabulary.

W. H. (William Henry) Myddleton13 chapters

Gabrielle of the Lagoon: A Romance of the South Seas by W. H. (William Henry) Myddleton. Complete source text from Project Gutenberg eBook #40614.

13 chaptersComplete chronicle
Five linesIn each reading
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Gabrielle of the Lagoon

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  1. Chapter I 11 readings five lines each Open chapter
  2. Chapter II Romance’s First Thrill 48 readings five lines each Open chapter
  3. Chapter III The Call of the Blood 72 readings five lines each Open chapter
  4. Chapter IV South Sea Opera Bouffe 22 readings five lines each Open chapter
  5. Chapter V The Soul’s Rival 75 readings five lines each Open chapter
  6. Chapter VI Music of Romance 34 readings five lines each Open chapter
  7. Chapter VII The Derelict 65 readings five lines each Open chapter
  8. Chapter VIII When the Stars Danced 41 readings five lines each Open chapter
  9. Chapter IX Heathen Land 106 readings five lines each Open chapter
  10. Chapter X The Homeric Spirit 56 readings five lines each Open chapter
  11. Chapter XI The Wine-Dark Seas 81 readings five lines each Open chapter
  12. Chapter XII Kidnapped 109 readings five lines each Open chapter
  13. Chapter XIII In New Guinea 131 readings five lines each Open chapter

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About 356 minutes of reading across 855 sections of 5 sentences each, at an unhurried pace.

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